Are you interested in conserving your property into the future? Do you want to ensure that special natural areas or certain uses, such as farming or forestry, won’t be lost to development? Join the Scarborough Land Trust in an informational program discussing the different options available to landowners to protect their properties.

Instructor: Scott Kunkler, Conservation Director, Scarborough Land Trust

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 6 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $5

Learn what looks good for your face shape! In this fun class, you’ll learn all about your face shape and receive tips for hairstyle dos and don’ts, as well as best glasses, clothing patterns and necklines for your features. Come on your own or grab a friend and learn some great tips that will help you look your best!

Instructor: Candace Sanborn, owner of Radiant Image

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 at 5:30 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $25

These courses on fly tying with educational input on entomology, fisheries, and stream ecology. Learning the skill of fly tying is fun and exciting, but understanding the theory behind why flies are made the way they are, when and where to use them, and why they work adds a new dynamic to the sport of fly fishing! Come join us for one, two, or all three classes to expand your fly fishing horizons!

Class 1 is required if you are a beginner. Class 2 and 3 builds on  basic skills, such as whip finishing or starting your thread.

We will tie two patterns per class:
Session 1 - Streamers - Woolly Bugger and Leech
Session 2 - Nymphs - Frenchie and Pat's Rubber Legs
Session 3 -  Dry Fly and Emerger - Emerging Caddis and Dry Caddis. 

Instructor: Greg LaBonte, CEO of Maine Fly Guys

Session 1 - Tuesday,  April 1st, 2025 at 5 PM - 7 PM

Session 2 - Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 5 PM - 7 PM

Session 3 - Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 at 5 PM - 7 PM

Cost: $40 each session OR $75 for all three sessions - includes all materials 

Led by an experienced birder and ecologist, this course will walk you through identifying birds found in Southern Maine. We will cover the different families of birds, habitats, life histories, binoculars, field guides, and more. In addition, we will discuss several natural history and conservation topics related to the world of birds.

This is a two-part evening program followed by a Saturday field trip.

Instructor: Andrew Mackie, Executive Director, Scarborough Land Trust

Location(s): Scarborough High School for Classroom dates (April 8th and 15th) and local Saturday field trip location To Be Announced.

Dates & Times:

Classroom Session - Tuesday, April 8th and 15th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Field Trip Session - Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 at 8 AM - 10 AM

Cost: $35

Learn techniques on how to work through that box of photographs we all have. Integrating the stories behind the pictures will also be explored.

Please bring some of your photographs to get started.

Instructor: Jill Braceland, Managing Change

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Wednesday, April 9th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $21

In this workshop you will create 3 beautiful decoupage scallop shells that can be used as trinket dishes or hung as art or ornaments. Choose from a wide variety of themes and prints to make your own design. This 4 step process is fun and easy to do! Each student will make 3 finished pieces-great for yourself, or to give as gifts.

Instructor: Lisa Young, coastalcraftworkshop.com

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Tuesday, April 9th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $40, includes materials

In this landscape drawing workshop, you will learn the basic principles of composition and value by working from a landscape photo. There will also be the opportunity to explore the following techniques in charcoal: cross-hatching, shading and blending, blind contour drawing, and gesture drawing. We will meditate for a few minutes before drawing to help minimize inhibitions and fears associated with the creative process. A supply list will be provided when the class is determined to run. Open to beginners and those with previous drawing experience. 

An email link to this Zoom presentation will be emailed to participants. You will need a computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone with audio and video capacity.

Instructor: Chris Reed 

Location: Online via ZOOM

Dates & Times: 

Session 1 - Monday, April 14th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Session 2 - Monday, May 12th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $30

Are you a do-it-yourselfer who wants to give your yard a simple makeover or design a new garden?  Do you need to add curb appeal to the house you are getting ready to put on the market?  Or do you simply want to enjoy enhanced beauty in your backyard?

In this class, you will learn how to assess your needs, evaluate your site, come up with a plan, and select the right plants.

Instructor: Amy Witt

Location: Scarborough High School

Dates & Times: Tuesdays, April 29th - May 6th, 2025 at 6 PM - 8 PM

Cost: $79